State and Federal Law Update

1. State and Federal Law Update • Federal Senate Bill 2020: Restraint and Seclusion • Illinois Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) • Nurse Regulation Amendments • Diabetes Care Act

2. Federal Senate Bill 2020: Restraint and Seclusion What would you do if a student needs to be restrained occasionally but the parents state they do not want any harmful procedures used and believe restraint is harmful?

3. State and Federal Law Update • Federal Senate Bill 2020: Restraint and Seclusion • Illinois Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) • Nurse Regulation Amendments • Diabetes Care Act

4. Illinois Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) How would you respond to your supervisor who informs you that 30 percent of your summative evaluation this year will be directly connected to student performance?

5. State and Federal Law Update • Federal Senate Bill 2020: Restraint and Seclusion • Illinois Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) • Nurse Regulation Amendments • Diabetes Care Act

6. Nurse Regulation Amendments How would you respond if you were told that the registered nurse, who has been providing all aspects of health services for the students in your program, can no longer complete special education evaluations?

7. State and Federal Law Update • Federal Senate Bill 2020: Restraint and Seclusion • Illinois Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) • Nurse Regulation Amendments • Diabetes Care Act

8. Diabetes Care Act What would you do if there is a new student in your class, who has Type I diabetes, and the parents indicate their child needs specialized care?

9. State and Federal Law Update • Personal Phone, E-mails, and Texts Subject to Disclosure Under FOIA • “Duty to Warn” Litigation • Illinois Eavesdropping Law Enjoined by Federal Appellate Court • Service Animal

10. Personal Phone, E-mails, and Texts Subject to Disclosure Under FOIA What would you do if you are involved in an extremely challenging and emotional situation related to a student in your class, and you receive a letter from an attorney demanding to review all your emails and texts on your personal smart phone?

11. State and Federal Law Update • Personal Phone, E-mails, and Texts Subject to Disclosure Under FOIA • “Duty to Warn” Litigation • Illinois Eavesdropping Law Enjoined by Federal Appellate Court • Service Animal

12. “Duty to Warn” Litigation What would you do if you overheard a new program aide tell another individual that he had previously been fired because of alleged inappropriate behaviors related to students?

13. State and Federal Law Update • Personal Phone, E-mails, and Texts Subject to Disclosure Under FOIA • “Duty to Warn” Litigation • Illinois Eavesdropping Law Enjoined by Federal Appellate Court • Service Animal

14. Illinois Eavesdropping Law How would you respond if at the beginning of a potentially emotional IEP meeting the parents produced a tape recorder and stated they wanted to record the meeting in order to share what is said with their attorney?

15. State and Federal Law Update • Personal Phone, E-mails, and Texts Subject to Disclosure Under FOIA • “Duty to Warn” Litigation • Illinois Eavesdropping Law Enjoined by Federal Appellate Court • Service Animal

16. Service Animal What would you do if two days before the students start the school year a parent calls you indicating their child has a new miniature horse as a service animal for their child and plans to bring the service animal to the first day of class?